About: Mel

Yesterday John caught a stomach virus, he could barely work so he laid on the couch for the better part of the day. I fed him chicken soup, but it was hard for him to “hold” anything. By the evening he returned to his normal self and we started talking about the type of video…

This Easter was different for us than past Easters. This was our first holiday away from our families. We really did miss them all today. There is something about being with those you love on a celebrated day. I was concerned about what we would do on Easter but just a week and a half…

Tomorrow is Vera’s birthday. I call Vera “Ma” because she’s like a mother to me, in case you’re wondering. The video below is my attempt at animation. This is supposed to be funny, so I hope you find it that way. My voice gets a little distorted in the beginning so that makes it even…

It’s official, we’re missionaries!!! We finally got our prayer cards. I mean, you’re not truly a missionary until you have prayer cards right (JK)? They look very nice. We will be doing a mass mail-out along with a newsletter to everyone we know. If for some reason you think we don’t have your mailing address…

Today I was minding my own business, happily driving down the road. I was headed to the market. I parked and low and behold smoke was coming out of the hood of our jeep! So I got out of the car and realized that anti-freeze was dripping all over the ground. “Great” thought I. “Now…

Here is a tour of the Belize Mission and Retreat. Enjoy. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video…

I’m sitting here in the Houston airport reflecting on the past couple of days. I did not write much because it got so busy. We were always doing something. The past few days I’ve been filming and filming. It was such a blessing to see everyone serving. It’s like I got an inside track to…

Yesterday was filled with filming. I filmed the Cornerstone team helping students read, the school, the womens bible study, and the new church choir. So much is the same from the past two times I’ve been here, but so much is different too. In a good way. The Cornerstone team is doing a great job…

Today was awesome because I reconnected with a woman in the village (Doris). I went to her house and we talked about all kinds of things and then she offered me lunch. This is a big deal because it is rare for a villager to open up and talk and rarer still to serve lunch…

Yesterday, the Cornerstone team was late coming in. It was decided that I would go on ahead with the boatman, Shannon, so I could film the boat trip. So it was just Shannon and I cruising through the canals. I was sitting at the bow of the boat getting some great footage, and I mean…